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Released
  
June 20, 2006

Artist
  
Guitar Shorty

Label
  
Shout! Factory

The Best of Guitar Shorty (2006)
  
We the People (2006)

Release date
  
20 June 2006

Genres
  
Blues, Blues rock

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Producer
  
Derek Dressler Jeff Palo

Similar
  
Get Wise to Yourself, Topsy Turvy, Billie Jean Blues, I Go Wild!, My Way or the Highway

The Best of Guitar Shorty is the first true compilation album released by blues guitarist Guitar Shorty (David Kearney); 1996's Billie Jean Blues was more of a live album. The album was released on June 20, 2006 on CD by the label Shout! Factory. The album comprises tracks from My Way or the Highway (1991), Topsy Turvy (1993), Get Wise to Yourself (1995), and Roll Over, Baby (1998).

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Go Wild!" (Jackson, Rhodes, Wolf) — 3:05
  2. "You Better Get Wise to Yourself" (Jones, Swamp Dogg) — 5:35
  3. "I Want to Report a Crime" (Williams) — 4:08
  4. "Hard to Stay Above the Ground" (Kearney, Scott) — 5:43
  5. "Hard Life" (Kearney) — 5:19
  6. "I'm So Glad I Met You" (Fran, Kearney) — 4:17
  7. "Maybe She'll Miss Me" (Barnhill, Rice) — 4:30
  8. "I'm the Clean Up Man" — 3:46
  9. "The Bottom Line" — 3:53
  10. "No Educated Woman" — 6:05
  11. "I Wonder Who's Sleeping in My Bed" — 7:06
  12. "Red Hot Mama" — 3:25
  13. "Mean Husband Blues" — 3:56
  14. "Hey Joe" (Roberts) — 7:07

Personnel

  • Guitar Shorty — guitar, vocals
  • Howard Deere, Glenn Letsch, Dan Quinton, Lee Allen Zeno — bass
  • Otis Grand, Chris Hayes, Clarence Hollimon — guitar
  • Herman V. Ernest III, Shannon Powell, Danny Pucillo Quartet, Daniel Strittmatter — drums, percussion
  • Riley Osborne — piano
  • Tony Ashton, Sammy Berfect, Jim Pugh, Dwayne Smith, David Torkanowsky — organ
  • Peter Beck, Ward Smith, Ernest Youngblood, Jr. — saxophone (alto, tenor)
  • Carol Fran, Charles Elam III, Phillip Manuel — vocals
  • Mike Hobart, Mark "Kaz" Kazanoff — saxophone (baritone)
  • Michael Mordecai, Mark Mullins, Rick Trolsen — trombones
  • Jamil Sharif, Gary Slechta, Keith Winking — trumpets

    • Production:

  • Bill Dahl — liner notes
  • Derek Dressler — compilation producer
  • James Fraher — cover photo
  • Emily Johnson — artwork, package supervision
  • Jeff Palo — producer
  • Randy Perry — remastering
  • Julee Stover — editorial supervision

    • Reception

    Allmusic says that "Guitar Shorty on disc is a poor substitute, but he still generates tremendous energy." Reviewer Steve Leggett comments that "Shorty is a guitar player's guitar player, and this collection makes for a nice introduction to his studio style."

    Songs

    1Go Wild3:06
    2You Better Get Wise to Yourself5:35
    3I Want To Report A Crime4:09

    References

    The Best of Guitar Shorty Wikipedia
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